The Single Greatest Thing In Each James Bond Movie

24. From Russia With Love - The INCREDIBLE Third Act

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From Russia with Love, the series' second film and it's very first classic, has a strong contender for the greatest third act in a franchise chock-full of outstanding final acts.

Relentlessly suspenseful and boasting electrifying action sequences that shame many of today's counterparts, this third act really has aged like a fine wine, and as stunning as the overall film is, it's this last stretch that takes it to the next level and solidifies it as a masterwork the series has rarely topped in the almost-sixty years since.

In particular, the train fight scene - which pits Bond against arguably the all-time greatest Bond henchman (the great Robert Shaw) in a terrifically brutal close-quarters fight - is a strong contender for the best scene in any Bond movie.

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